The Voices of Street Children and Youth: Knowledge Exchange in Three African Cities

Lorraine van Blerk; Janine Hunter; Wayne Shand

doi:10.20933/100001141

The Voices of Street Children and Youth: Knowledge Exchange in Three African Cities

Lorraine van Blerk, Janine Hunter, Wayne Shand

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Abstract

Key Points
- Street children and youth are the experts on their own lives.
- Through communication skills development and training, street children and youth can learn to recognise their own knowledge and ability to inform others about street life.
- Engaging with stakeholders builds confidence, respect and self-worth, with positive aspects for young people’s daily lives beyond policy and practice.
- Listening to street children and youth can help governments and NGOs to improve the targeting and effectiveness of their services.

Original language	English
Type	Briefing Paper
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Dundee
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001141
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2015

Publication series

Name	Growing up on the Streets: Briefing Papers
Publisher	StreetInvest
No.	6

Keywords

Advocacy
Participation
Resilience
Stigmatisation
Street Work & Outreach
knowledge exchange

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

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The Voices of Street Children and Youth: Knowledge Exchange in Three African Cities

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Africa Consultation Report for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment on Children in Street Situations

Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Research Principles and Conceptual Framework

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

Cite this

The Voices of Street Children and Youth: Knowledge Exchange in Three African Cities

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Research output

Africa Consultation Report for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment on Children in Street Situations

Methodology: Longitudinal, Participatory Research with Street Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Research Principles and Conceptual Framework

Prizes

2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

Cite this